Extension coal-chute.



P. S. CONVERSE. EXTENSION GOAL OHUTE.

APELIUATIOK Funny. 31, 1906.

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'PATENTED JULYI-SI. 1906.

. UNITED sr Tns PAT NT onmon} ;s;' FREDERIC s. 'coNvERsE. or rons, NEW YORK' EXTENSION. ooAL-c'HuTE.

To all whom it concern."

a citizen of the United States, residing at Lyons, in the county of Wayne and State. of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements 'in Extension Coal- Ghutes,-of which the following is a specificasheet of L-iron 11, bolted orrivetedbeneath r the bottom, as best seen at 120 in-Fig; 4, and'f. this lip is provided with: two .longitudinal u slots 12 for the reception of the legs and coup-.2: ling members described below. ..A;web..13.is

tion.

. I vThis invention relates to chutes such as are commonly employed in connection with coal-; wagons for-thepurpose of delivering the coal automatically from the wagon-into a bin,.a

hole inthe pavement, a window, or elsewhere; and the object of the same is to improve the construction of such chutes.-

To this end the invention conslstsin the structural features of the chute-sections, the

support for the;.upper end of the chute, the

couplingsbetween the sections, and a" shield for protecting the window-frame or other object surrounding the aperture, into whichthe coalis delivered, all as hereinafter more fully described and as shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein- 2 5,

Figure 1 1s a perspective view of two sections of. this ohuteset up ready for use. Fig. 2-isv a. cross-section onthe line 2 2 of Fig. .1.

Fig. '3,is. an upper end view on the line of Fig. 1-, showing twosections nested. Fig. 4

is an enlarged longitudinal section to illus..

trate more particularly the coupling. 'Fig. 5

isan enlarged erspectivedetall. Fig. 6 isav sectional detai on the line 6 6 of Fig. '1'.

1 .The principal parts-of ,thisdevice are the chute-sections Q, with their lips L,the couplingdevicesH, thesupport X, and the shie d S. Eachchute is constructed of sheet-iron, Withza body I, which may be tapering. or otherwise, having longitudinal corruga-.

tions '2- for the purpose of giving it strength,

raised sides 3, beadedat their upper edges, as

at 4,z.and reinforcing-straps 5, passing trans,-

' versely across beneaththeends of the section,

turned upward outside of the sides 3 and over L 4-5 the .beading and. securely'riveted thereto, as at 6. K .The proportion of parts is immaterial,

andthe length andwidth thereof will depend.

upon circumstances. The degree oftaper is such: that'when the sections are telesco. ed

one will bealmost completely nest ed wit in. the. next, and .with the obj ectIofassembling thesect-ions into-assmall a space as possible forwthepurposeof storage and transportation 1 haveiconstructed .all .partsonithebasis that.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March Sl, 1906. Serial No. 309,101.

when folded or out of active usethe not interfere with the close nesting of; t 'ese'ctions themselves. 7 I At-the upperendof each section there is a transverse lipL. .Thi'smay be formedinte-Ja grally withthebottom I by turning it down,-;

as at 10 in Fig. 1; butby preference it is a" preferably left between these slots, (rather than continuing them across any one slot,);for.:

the purpose of increasing the rigidity of the.

lip, 'WlllCh serves asa bracegto prevent the.

buckling ,or bending of the bottom of the v chute under a heavy loador, rough usages.

The coupling H between the sections COIL-1. r

sists oftwo hoeks 20, ,takingiover the beading 40f the upper section, and meansswhereby these hooks are adjustably. connected. with; the lip of the lower section while yet standing outside the chute, so as not to interfere with I the passage of coal.

From .the' illustration in;

clear that the ,weightof the coal at the junc-..;.

tion of-fthe two sections-will bear downward:

onthe lowerfjendof the upper .sectionand... I give the upper end of the lowersection a.

tendency to; drop from beneath the "body; of'

the upper section." This tendency it is my purpose to overcome. by a coupling devices, standing outside-the chute, and as it is .the

smaller endof the upper section which here laps into the larger end of the lower section.

it will be seen that the couplingmustbe "adg s j ustablyconnected with the lower section 1 termined by t order to accommodate it. to the width of that: point of the upper section, which widthis deem.

e degree of the lap. Hereto.-.1- fore various couplings havebeen used. at this; part; 'but no device which is permanently I connected at a certainpoint withone section!v can be self-adjustingwhen'telescoped into or out of another section'..without. obstructing;- the flow of coal. Each-coupling H..(see-.-Fig.

4) preferably comprises .ahook 20 about two links 21, a traveling connector22, .(whichii .itself may have -a hooked lower1end 2-3, eX-. tending under the lip L; for keep'ingthertrav-w: eling connector 22 in an upright position-at) all time's, andalso vmaysustain partor'all of.

the strain -'on;thel. coupling,.)nand 4;, 00131 3 11.

nector 22 can move, or may be a bolt or the like which might have a thumbnut, as seen in' Fig. 4, or the traveler may be a link connection.

When the sections are set up, the hooks areengaged over the beading 4 and the traveling connectors 22 naturally adjust them- .This preferably consists selves to the proper position beneath, sothat the entire coupling H stands vertical. In order to store away the couplings H and prevent their rattling when not in use, I may provide keeper-hooks 25, pivoted in the upper end of each section to engage the hooks 20, as best seen in Fig. 5,this form of keeper holding the couplings at the outer extremities of the slots 12, so as not to interfere with nestin the next section above.

Whi e the chutes are generally employed in connection with coal-wagons, occasions often arise where they must be otherwise supported. I have therefore devised the support X, (best seen in Fig. 1,) which consists of two legs 30, preferably pivoted at 31, where they cross each other, and having hooked upper ends 32, (or the legs may be connected together in any other suitable form.) The latter'take into slots 12 when in use, and, if necessary, the traveling connectors of the uppermost couplings could be approximated and their nuts'24 tightened in the slots 12, so as to hold the hooked upper ends 32 of the legs at a'proper position to raise the support as might be'desired. When not in use, this support can be turned back beneath the chute-sectionor can be detached entirely at will. When coal is unloaded from a wagon and into a basement-window, the building just above the chute is frequently dirtied anddisfigured with the coal. In or der'to'prevent such disfi urement, I'provide an adjustable shield S. gBest seen in Fig. 1.) of a U-shaped rod 40,adapted to be passed through strap-eyes 41,1which are riveted to the outer sides of the section, and a metal plate 42, having eyes 43 struck up from its body or otherwise formed thereon and adjustablyengaging the legs of the rod 40. The eyes 41 are placed at such position'on' each section that if one of these shields S is employed on the lowermost section the building j ust above the chute will be protected, and the result is that if the deliveryman permits the coal to flow too fast it will bank up against the shield, but cannot injure'the building.

All parts of this device are preferably of metalyand, as" stated above, sizes and-proportions and exact'details are immaterial. The uses of the various features have been explained in connection with their descripagainst the building and the lower ends being supported ahead.

What is claimed as new is- 1. A'coal-chute made in sections adapted to telescope into each other, combined with couplings adjustably secured to the upper end of each section and adapted to engage the section above.

2. A coal-chute made in sections adapted to telescope into each other, reinforcingprevents the chute from slipping straps at the ends of each section,and a lip at the 11 'per end of each section; combined'with trave ing connectors adjustably secured to said lip, and hooks carried by the traveling connectors and adapted to engage with other sections.

3. A coal-chute made in taperin sections, and a lip at the upper end'of em: 1 section;

combined with traveling connectors having hooked lower ends movably engaged beneath said lip, and means carried bythe traveling connectors for engaging with other sections.

4. A coal-chute made in tapering sections, and a lip at the upper end ofeach section-provided with transverse slots; combined with traveling connectors engaging said lip, bolts or the like in the traveling connector takin r loosely through said slots, and means car rie by the traveling connector for engaging with other sections.

5. A coal-chute made in tapering sections, and a lip at the upper end of each sectionlprovided with transverse slotsycombined with traveling connectors havin hooked lower ends engaging beneath the ip, bolts or the like through the traveling connectors loosely engaging said slots, and. means carried by the traveling connectors for engaging with other sections.

6. A coal-chute made in tapering sections and a lip at upper end of each section provided with transverse slots; combined with traveling connectors, bolts or the like to hold the traveling connectors loosely engaged in said slots, hooks ad. ted to engage with other sections, and links flexibly connecting the hooks with their respective traveling connectors.

7. In a coal-chute made in sections, the combination with a lipat the up )er end of each section, and keeper-hooks within its side walls; of couplings com rising traveling connectors movably attac led to said lips and hooks flexiblyconnected with their respective traveling connectors and adapted to be engaged by said keepers, for the purpose set forth. p

8. A coal-chute section having .a lip at its upper end rovided with transverse slots, combined with a support consisting of legs having hooked upper ends looselyv ngaging said sl'otsl 9. A coal-chute section having a lip at its upper end provided with transverse slots, combined with a support consisting of legs havin hooked upper ends loosely'engaging said s ots, and keepers having bolts adjustably engaging said slots outside said hooks, for the purpose set forth.

10. A coal-chute section having eyes on the outer faces of its side walls, combined "with an adjustable shield extending across and legs thereon reand above the section,

20 movably engaging said eyes.

flLcA coal-chute section having eyes on the outer faces of its side walls, combined with an adjustable shield extending across.

and above thesection, and itself having eyes,

and an inverted-U-shaped rod whose legs pass through the eyes in the shield and adapted to enter the eye on the section;

12. A coal chute made in tapering sections, combined with couplings adapted to connect two sections and to move lengthwise of the upper section and crosswise of the lower section by adjustably enga ing the end'of the lower section, substantia y as described.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses;

I ,,FREDERIO s, CONVERSE. Witnesses:

MARY E. WHITMAN, EDWARD J. LAUSTER. 

